The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances - No. 161ORDINANCE NO.-- 16% Repealing Ordinmces 1 12,29 and 59. Regular M e et ings . Special Meetings . The City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as folloFi Sect ion I.. assed and approved. by the Board of Trustees of tine dify of LGdi hlarch 25th. ,1907 - Obdinance No, 12, assed and qproved. b she Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi oy1 Uarch 28th. ,1907- Ordinance !To. 29, assed and approved by the Boaid of Trustees of the Cif of Lodi on--Septernber 3rd.,1907; and Ordinance KO. 08 gassed and ap roved by the Board or" Trustees of the City of Lodi on %ly &h.,1912 are hereby repealed. REPEALIWG CEFiTAIN ORDIMMCES. Ordinance No. 1 Section 21, OF TI33 TDJE AND PLACE OF MIE'ITING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI; CF THE ORGANIZATIOl? AND CONDUCT OF SAID MEETINGS AND OF THE STANDING CCkBiITTEES CF SAIB CITY COUNCIL. Subdi B i s i on 1. The reeular meetings of the City Council of the City of Lodi shall be held beginriing at the hour of 8 o clock P&. on the first and third Ncndays in each and every month and at such other times as ma be re uired by ordinance and the lams of the Staze of Cagifomia; provideti, that, should the date of an of said regular meetin *s fall upon a legal holiday, then such meeting shall % e held beginning at 8 o'clock P.M. on the next legal business day thereafter, and rovided, that, by motion duly entered u- on the minutes oP said City Council, adjournment may ge had to mjr date cerk- aln stated in the said motion. Subdivislor, 2. Special meeti f the Cit Council may be had in the manner rov%EdOin Sect.8 8 of the Munici a1 Corporation Act: viz:- by order of the Uayor or y any th.ree Councilmen, by written notice delivered to the address of each Councilmaa at least three hours before the the specified in said notice for said proposed special meeting. % 5 Subdivision 3. Gn from and after Monday, ihe 16th. clay of' Jan- uary, 1328 the meeting place of said Cit Council of the City of Lodi shall be in the Council shamber of the Citv Hall. Pine Street and Pleasant Avenue. on the Meeting Place. second floor &id at the West end thereof which Council Chamber is hereb designated as the redar meeting place of said Cigy Council; provided, that in any emergency whereb said Council Chainbcr ma not be avail? able for ail mee ing meeti s may be hed at any other location wi&.in the Eity ofyodi after written notice naming the changed place of meetin has been delivered to each Councilrran or left at his BI iome addreee at least (11 six hours before the tin:e upon which said meeting is 'to commence. Section 3. OF TEiE UALIFICATIONS AND BGI!lDS OF OFFICERS AND OF $HE URGAEU'IZATIGN OF THE CITY CCUNCIL. Subdivisioc 1. 'The City Council of the City of Lodi consists GP Council slall con- lace of the duly elected and ualified Coulicibm of said City, one of whom shall be he presidin officer with the title of Mayor. A majority of sai stitute a quorun and the presevlce of absent nembers may be cozpelled by the service of wri%ten notice upon the absentee personally, leaving same at his residence or niy re istered mail and no payment of have attended at said meeting or any adjournment thereof, 8 9 llzayo r s Buorm. Absentees. salary shall be ma 5 e to said absentee -until he shall Subdivision 2, Meetings o€ said City Council shall be held and Eiules . conducted in accordance with "Robert's Rules of Order" and the Xayor may prescribe such order of business as he may deem adviseable. Stand. ing Conmittees. Subdivision 3. On the date of the election of the Mayor, or as soon thereafter as nay be necessary, he shall divide the membership of the City Council into four starding committees to serve at his pleasure. Each committee shall consist of three members, one of xhm shall be chaimian. The standing committees of the City Council shall be as follows:- Committee on Finance & Revenue whose members shall coiistitute the auditing committee of the City Council, Committee on Public Health and Safet , who shall lating to the ?olice Department the Fire Depart- ment Healih Department. Comiittee on Streets and Parks who shall also be concerned with matters relating to play- groufids and other recreational matters includ- ing the public baths. Committee on Public Utilities, ~ho shall have concern with all matters relating to the water and electric plants of the City and the City's dealin *s with privately owned utilities as well as wit5 the State Railroad Comiisslon. have in charge all matters referred- 1 o them re- sevwe and refuse disposai and to the Subdivision 4. Every person elected or a pointed to an office such election or a- pointrcent, qualify by {aking the coixpetent to administer oaths. The City Clerk, Cit,y Treasurer and the Chief of Police must each file a bond in the penal sm hereinafter named as a gv.ar- antee for the faithful performance of his duties, including in the same bond the duties of all offices of which he may be ex-officio incunibelnt City Clerk, Assessor and Collector of Nater and Electric Departments.. . . . . . .$ 2,000.00 City Treasurer and Tax Coilector$00,000,00 Chief of Police 8 2,000.00 and in additj.011 thereto, tire sum of $1,000.00 as ex-officio Superintendent of Streets. Bonds to cover any other than the above officers in the City of Locli shall, witiin P Constitutional oat E of office before any officer five da s after may be required- by the City Council and for such an amount as it may require and the amounts of the bonds herein specifaedmay be increased by order of said City Couricii OC it may require additional sec- urities when, by resolution it Kay declare such in- crease to be necessary. All bonds must be acceptable to the City Council and mu.& be endorsed as approved by the Xayor before filing* bonds now furnished by officers of +,he City of Lodi nor is it the intent of the City Council to require new bonds of my officer. Nothing herein shall impair or invalidate the Oaths of Off ice. Bonds of Officers , C1 erk . Treasurer. Chief of Police I( Eonds , Increase & Bd.dit ional , Bonds Exisiing in effect. Claims Itemized F i 1 ing. C ert i f i cat e Certificate of Clerk. SECTION 4. OF CLAIMS AGAIIL'ST THE CITY OF LODI. Subdivision 1. furnish- Claims must be approved by the officer or emplo ee add his certificate thereto that all compuLations are correct, that no part has heretofore been paid and that the same is presented within one year after the last item has accrued. Affidavit of claimant in verification of his claim may be required should tlie City Council so direct. who directed the expenditure b his si ature a F fix- ed thereto before filing and tge City t? lerk must Claims, Then a1 lowed. Semi -rfiont bly Pay days. Payrolls. Cert, i f i cat i on by Departmefit Heads * Ap royal by ciey COUllCll. Parly con- Claims against the City shall be re sidered at the first meeting in each moil h but the City Council slhall allow pa rolls for salaries,wages if they so elect, take up and order paid, any clams on the Clerk's file. and labor at the second mee i: ing in each month and, Subdivision 2. Payrolls, Noney due for salaries, wages, labor and incidentals thereto such as horse and auto hire, shall be aid to the various officers and employees of the Cif within three days from and after the first and $ifteenth days of each and every month for the preceeding half month, or as soon thereafter as Section 5. its final passqe and approvapin The Lodi News, a news aper of ermeral circulation printed and ublished Council. for this purpose, and shall be in force-and take effect at the tmes and in the manner herein and This ordinance shall be blished one time after in t R e City of Lodi and hereby designated by e he City